girl's name
Avigail
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,600
Avigail is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 116 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 37,675 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Avigail over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 56 |
| 1990s | 242 |
| 2000s | 581 |
| 2010s | 841 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 475 |
How popular is Avigail?
In 2025, Avigail was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Avigail is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Avigail is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Avigaïl | Avigaïl is a rare spelling of Avigail, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 90 times, mostly in France. | 90 |
Names that peaked alongside Avigail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Avigail also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Avigail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Avigail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Avigail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Avigail
How popular is the name Avigail?
In 2025, Avigail was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Avigail a girl's or a boy's name?
Avigail is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Avigail most popular?
Avigail peaked in 2016, when 116 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Avigail a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Avigail currently ranks #2,133 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.